Raphaël Hendrickx

Raphaël Hendrickx focuses his practice on the intersection of technology, communications and regulation, with particular experience in EU cybersecurity frameworks, data privacy, digital services regulation and telecommunications law. Raphaël regularly advises multinational technology companies, cloud service providers, content delivery network operators and online platforms on compliance with evolving European regulatory requirements, including the GDPR, NIS 2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act and cybersecurity certification schemes.

He has extensive experience assisting clients with the implementation of regulatory frameworks governing electronic communications networks and services, data protection, digital infrastructure and audiovisual media services. His work includes advising on licensing and regulatory compliance, incident response preparedness, supply chain requirements, communications secrecy obligations and data access procedures. He has also represented leading technology and media companies in strategic regulatory and litigation matters before Belgian and European authorities and courts.

• Advised multinational US and EU technology companies operating in the digital infrastructure sector (cloud computing, content delivery networks (CDNs) and telecommunications networks), as well as online platforms, on compliance with new EU cybersecurity regulations (NIS 2 and CRA), including registration, cyber incident response planning and supply chain compliance*
• Provided strategic guidance to a leading non-EU (Asian) cloud computing and CDN service provider to help them achieve the highest level of conformity under the EU cybersecurity certification scheme for cloud services*
• Assisted major telecoms service providers in Belgium with establishing electronic communications services and networks, addressing regulatory, contractual, data retention, transmission, and communications secrecy requirements*
• Supported a leading satellite communications and connectivity provider with regulatory implementation across Belgium and the EU, including band frequency allocation, cybersecurity measures, and licensing compliance*
• Managed a data access request procedure for a major online payment service provider involving the Luxembourg Data Protection Authority*
• Represented global AVMS and video-sharing platform providers in annulment proceedings before the Belgian Constitutional Court, challenging the local implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Directive 2018/1808)*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

• Legal 500, EU Regulatory: Information Technology, 2023-2025